Synthesis of a Low Band Gap Polymer and Its Application in Highly Efficient Polymer Solar Cells
Author(s) -
Jianhui Hou,
HsiangYu Chen,
Shaoqing Zhang,
Ruby I. Chen,
Yang Yang,
Yue Wu,
Gang Li
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of the american chemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.115
H-Index - 612
eISSN - 1520-5126
pISSN - 0002-7863
DOI - 10.1021/ja9064975
Subject(s) - polymer , chemistry , photovoltaic system , chemical engineering , polymer solar cell , champion , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , ecology , political science , law , engineering , biology
HOMO level of the PBDTTT-based polymer was successfully reduced by introducing an ketone group in place of the ester group. The average PCE of the PBDTTT-based devices reached 6.3% with a champion PCE result of 6.58%. Due to its highly efficient photovoltaic performance and more feasible synthesis approach, PBDTTT-C has the potential to be successfully applied in the large-scale manufacturing of polymer solar cells.
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